Action3
Introduction
Action 3 assigns graphics sets (referenced to by (chains of) action 2(s) to feature IDs (vehicles, stations, houses, industries, ...).
Format
The format of the data is feature-dependent.
The data is:
<Sprite-number> * <Length> 03 <feature> <n-id> <ids...> <num-cid> (<cargo-type> <set-ID>)... <default set-ID>
| Element | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <Sprite-number> | dec | A sequential sprite number |
| <length> | dec | The total number of bytes used in this action |
| 03 | B | Defines action 03 |
| <feature> | B | What type of feature the IDs refer to |
| <n-id> | B | Number of IDs this action 3 associates graphics with |
| <ids...> | B/B* | IDs of the current feature this action 3 associates graphics with. There must be as many IDs as <n-id> specifies |
| <num-cid> | B | Number of different cargo types to support |
| <cargo-type> | B | Cargo type for which to use the following set-ID |
| <set-ID> | W | Set-ID (from action 2 or from a varaction2 chain) to use for this cargo type |
| <default set-ID> | W | Default set-ID to use if none of the above matches |
Description
Sprite-number
This is just the number you are at.
Length
Count the number of bytes in this action.
Feature
This sets the type of feature that you wish to change. Set it to:
| Value | Feature |
|---|---|
| 00 | Trains |
| 01 | Road Vehicles |
| 02 | Ships |
| 03 | Aircraft |
| 04 | Stations |
| 05 | Canals/Rivers |
| 07 | Houses |
| 09 | Industry Tiles |
| 0A | Industries |
| 0B | Cargos |
| 0C | Sound Effects (generic callback only) |
| 0D | Airports |
| 0E | Signals (generic callback only) |
| 0F | Objects |
| 10 | Railtypes |
| 11 | Airport Tiles |
| 12 | Roadtypes |
| 13 | Tramtypes |
| 14 | Road Stops |
n-id
How many items of the current feature this action 3 defines new graphics for. If this is more than one, all items listed will get the same graphics. If this value has bit 7 set (i.e. 80 added), it is a wagon override. See Action 3 - Livery Override for more info on this feature.
You can make a definition with n-id equal to zero (and thus no ids that follow). This creates a generic feature-specific definition not associated with any particular item. At the moment, this is used for generic callbacks, but might be extended to other functions eventually.
ids
Feature IDs to use this action 3 for. All IDs are counted from the first of their class, i.e. the first road vehicle has 00, as does the first plane, the first ship, and the first train vehicle.
In OpenTTD since r13482, each ID is an extended byte for vehicles, otherwise the ID is a regular byte.
Since OpenTTD 14.0, each ID is an extended byte for all features.
For canals and rivers the id has a special meaning, see its own Action 3 page
For town buildings, the IDs are the house IDs, and specifying a house ID that haven't been defined before (by setting its property 08) doesn't do anything, but doesn't cause an error, either. Note that you don't necessarily have to assign a set-ID to a house ID, the old TTD sprite of the substitute type will be used if you don't do so. Industry tile IDs work in the same manner.
num-cid
Number of cargo type definitions that follow. Can be zero if only the default follows.
For features 05 (canals/rivers), 07 (houses), 09 (industry tiles), 0A (industries), and 0B (cargoes) this must always be zero.
cargo-type
| Feature | cids |
|---|---|
| 00..03 vehicles |
|
| 04 stations |
|
| 05 canals | default only |
| 07 houses | default only |
| 09 industry tiles | default only |
| 0A industries | default only |
| 0B cargos | default only |
| 0C sound effects | default only |
| 0D airports | default only |
| 0E signals | default only |
| 0F objects |
|
| 10 rail types | special cids, see here |
| 11 airport tiles | default only |
| 12 road types | special cids, see here |
| 13 tram types | special cids, see here |
- ↑ For dual-headed trains (prop 13) special rules for the purchase menu sprite apply: two sprites are drawn (for front and back) as if the vehicle is normally constructed. If you supply one purchase menu sprite, it will be used for both vehicle parts in the purchase menu. Provide a set of 8 sprites, and the 7th resp. 3rd sprite will be drawn; provide a set of 8 blank sprites except the 7th if you want to fully control a single purchase menu sprite for a dual-headed engine.
default set-ID
Default set-ID if no entry from the cargo-type list above matches, or if there are no special cargo-types listed at all.
Example
Below is an example of what a real action 3 pseudo-sprite could look like for a train engine.
13 * 7 03 00 01 02 00 00 00
| Byte | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 13 | <sprite-number> |
| 7 | <length> of the action in bytes; start counting at 03 (<action>) |
| 03 | <action>: sets this pseudo-sprite to function as action 3 |
| 00 | <feature>: 00 for trains |
| 01 | <n-id>: One ID to change in this case |
| 02 | <ids...>: vehicle ID (02 - Ploddyphut Choo-Choo) |
| 00 | <num-cid>: this engine doesn't have cargo-specific graphics |
| 00 00 | <default set-ID>: Use action 2 ID 00, because it is a word value you add 00 |
